Come Along for the Ride...

How my journey as a submissive led me closer to God

Songs for Thought

I am in a daze today. After a couple of cups of coffee, I am still groggy. I haven’t even dressed yet. I am still in my gown, which I just noticed…is inside out.

I feel hungover. It’s a love hangover.

Maestro and I have been keeping some late nights lately. Over the last week there have been several 3:00 am “wake-up” calls. It’s interesting how you can be physically exhausted and yet mentally energized.

Yesterday, we spent the majority of the day entertaining the kids. It was an all-day affair of going here and there. They are so full of energy! After they finally went to bed, we each retreated to our computers to decompress. Around midnight, M went to bed. I continued researching information for an article I’m writing for work. I came to bed around 1:00 am and decided it was my turn to sound the alarm.

I may have sounded the alarm, but he opened the floodgates. I am no good to anyone today. I am a sleepy, distracted mess of a woman, wearing a mysterious smile on her face. There’s no cure for what I have, but I suspect Maestro has a remedy. I should probably take a nap. I have a feeling it will be a long night once again.

Our time apart was brief. It was simply a time to breathe and account for where we are in our lives. Who we are.

Where we are as a couple. And where we want to go.

The windshield is clean, our path is clear and laid out in front of us. He remains in the driver’s seat and I am his loyal passenger as we drive off into the sunset…into this next phase of us. No big life events planned. It’s just that we have now experienced what life would be like apart, and neither of us wants that.

When he arrived home, things were a little awkward. We were friendly and affectionate, but there was a formality. A hesitancy in the mood. I think we were both shell-shocked from the time apart and we felt weary and worn. Also, he didn’t arrive until 2:00 am, after an 8-hour drive. We were both exhausted. We talked for a bit and retired to bed.

I was drifting off to sleep when he leaned over and kissed me. I opened my eyes and found him watching me as I dosed. He kissed me again. His mouth tasted divine and my lips felt like a magnet, drawing towards his. We didn’t talk. We just kissed each other for a long time. Soft sweet kisses. Open passionate kisses. Slowly kissing. Taking it all in.

I found myself aroused by his mouth. I couldn’t get enough of his lips on mine. Feeling his tongue explore mine. The sweet taste. My mouth watered for more. My body salivated for his touch.

He pulled me to him and we began to make love. His touch felt so good on my skin and even better on my soul. His love penetrated me so deeply that I could feel my heart bleeding for him. For us. Each movement was affirmation that there is not another human being in this universe made for me, as he is. This connection. This depth is something that I was destined to have with my One.

My orgasms were swift and powerful and profoundly meaningful. I found myself, once again, shedding my layers for him. Revealing myself…more of myself. Giving all to him as it should be. I was so overwhelmed with pleasure and joy that I began to weep. Releasing everything as I laid my head on his chest. He breathed me in with each breath and exhaled himself, filling me with the air I need to thrive.

Afterwards, I reflected on our beautiful session, thinking about how amazing he is. How good we are together. And I realized the reason why we are so attuned to each other. I figured out how it is that every time, over a year into this, the sex is mind-blowing, existential and powerful. It our connection and it is our selfless love of each other. Each of us puts the other first…their needs and desires. There is no hidden agenda of me “getting mine” or him “getting his.” It is absolute selfless love and focus on the other person. We demonstrate this in how we make love. And we demonstrate this selflessness in our relationship. Always putting the other first.

This is what a real relationship looks like. A first for me. This is a healthy, happy place that I share with my M who makes it a reality. His love and adoration of me, gives me permission and acceptance to finally love myself. And this love allows me to give him all that I am. It’s a beautiful exchange.

Like this:

Today is the DAY! M is in route and in less than seven hours..he will be here. The kids are beyond excited and I have been “nesting” all week to get things ready for his arrival. (Special thanks to those who helped me get it all together, Lou and PBR, thanks ladies…your help and support made all the difference!)

Sometimes, there is a song that just fits the occasion, perfectly. Leave it to John Lennon to have the right words.

It’s time to spread our wing’s and fly,Don’t let another day go by my love,It’ll be just like starting over – starting over,

This week has been incredibly stressful for me. Maestro has also had a challenging week. Lucky for us both, he is visiting this weekend. I do hope he sees fit to push my limits and further my enlightenment. I hope he rummages through our bag of delights and finds the perfect implement to use on me, as he uses me. He says, “You know I don’t take requests.” And trust me, I do know this.

My reply was, “Yes, but I do know you will TAKE what is Yours.”

I hope the weekend is full of dark and dastardly deeds, because this week has been nothing short of pure Madness….

Since the title of my blog is derived from the infamous book, Fifty Shades of Grey, I feel compelled to wax poetic about the upcoming movie, scheduled for release this weekend.

So here goes….

Quite frankly, I am growing tired of the hype surrounding the movie. The question of rating. The reference to “unusual behavior”. The constant barrage of trailers and previews. And it all comes down to this, in my humble…submissive opinion.

It’s all a marketing ploy…

After all, while shopping for diapers, shampoo and beauty products at my favorite place, Target, I discovered that I can buy a “Fifty Shades of Grey” Starter Kit. WHAT? Yes..they exist. There are different kits. One comes with two blindfolds (I snickered to myself in the store, thinking that would be one hell of a game of blind-man’s-bluff) along with the obligatory massage oil. The other kit has some form of sensual lubricant. And they retail for about $20.00. And just in time for Valentine’s Day, right?

So what’s all the hype about? If you take away the kink, it’s just a story. A contrived, unbelievable tale about a young, innocent woman who is seduced by a billionaire …who falls head over flogger in love with her. Quite simply, in it’s skeletal form, it’s just a love story…complete with pages of playful email banter, tactile family dinners and grown-up sleepovers, with explicit playrooms. But because there is bondage. Because there is a well-defined, consensual power-exchange, there exists this cloud of dark mystique.

Here’s another tidbit from my humble, submissive opinion:

Yes, it was the hot sex scenes that initially drew in the masses, causing a buzz louder than an archaic Hitachi Wand…but it’s the story of love that hooked the reader. We all want to believe in it. We all want someone who understands us. We all want someone whose demons play well with our demons, right? Well there you go…he’s a young executive with a troubled past, who happens to be a Dominant. She is a wide-eyed, new college grad, who happens to be a submissive. His need for discipline and control plays well with her need for direction and guidance.

And have you heard that one of the CEO’s from a major hardware chain sent a memo to several stores warning of a possible “run” on rope, in response to the movie. Really? And if that’s true, let’s hope they are giving away complementary safety cutters. There are going to be a lot of novices out there…fired up from the movie…excited to duplicate the BDSM scenes from the dungeon. And again, all of this just in time for Valentines Day.

Can you imagine what the conversation will be around the water cooler on Monday? Wonder if the ladies will compare rope burns and dish about their marked bottoms…

And please know that my intention is not to be snarky…or cynical in this post. I am shooting straight from my leather-clad hip. It’s a book…that’s now a movie…that’s now a franchise…that will ride the wave of notoriety for as long as possible. Ten years from now those “kits” will be yard sale fodder and we will look back at this phenomenon fondly, grinning to ourselves…sadistically.

As for me…and my Valentine. We won’t be lining up at the movie theater. Nor will we be lined up at the hardware store. We are well-stocked over here with an assortment of accouterments that would make the man, Christian Grey, himself… blush. We are not even going out in all of the Hallmark madness. We are simply celebrating each other…

Like this:

It’s after 2:00 am. I can’t sleep, there’s too much on my mind. Readers, I warn you….this is not going to be my typical post. I’m in a state, so bear with me on this one. It needs to come out. So here goes….

Emotional vulnerability is not my thing. I rarely open up to people and very seldom do I show true emotion. I keep my feelings in check until I can deal with them in private. It’s just how I am wired. This is why submission is such an integral part of me. In a scene, I can be vulnerable (more so in a physical sense) and I must let go to experience it. It is a literal manifestation of vulnerability and for a long time, it gave me what I craved.

Until meeting Maestro, my submission was focused exclusively in the physical realm. I was comfortable to be in a submissive “role” when engaged in a scene with one of my suitors. But never did I allow myself to become emotionally vulnerable. My guard was always up, as were my towering walls. And if I felt someone was about to scale one of my walls, I would simply run. It is an instinctive defense mechanism.

But Maestro changed all of that. I felt like I was re-wired in a sense. For once, I felt safe to be emotional. To be vulnerable. I felt protected. I found myself embracing my suppressed submissiveness. I began to feel things. Experience things. I didn’t run. I could allow myself to swim in the deep waters, because he had my back. And I knew that he wouldn’t allow anything to happen to me. Submission was becoming more than a scene. It was allowing me to finally become me.

So on this emotional and spiritual journey of mine, I have learned many things. I understand faith and grace and unconditional love. But at the present time, I don’t feel very submissive. And I am most upset about that.

Looking back at my two marriages, I was the strong one. I was the one who handled everything. I had the career and ran the house with a stern hand while raising and nurturing children. And with the crystal clear vision of hindsight, I understand why they ended. That is not the natural order of things and it was destined for failure. Upon deep reflection, I feel that I created the environment. My reluctance to be vulnerable. My inability to relinquish any form of control. My need to lead it all, helped convert these two (polar opposite) men I married, into blubbering idiots….dependent on me for every decision. Dependent on me to handle it all. My inability to let go…my inability to be vulnerable helped to create an environment of learned helplessness.

And I am terrified that I am once again, subconsciously this time, headed for a similar scenario.

I just lost my mother a month ago. That’s a pretty catastrophic event to endure and I was there for it all, spending many nights with her in the hospital. Wanting to be alone with her for the communion of it just being us, but also because I wanted the privacy to be emotional. And I am having a difficult time letting go. I am really struggling to grieve. I don’t think any of my friends or family really see this. I put on the strong face and work through it. I can maintain a stoic front for as long as I have to. But the difference is….I don’t want to “have to”any longer.

In the midst of this, I have pulled away from Maestro. I feel my instinct to run creeping back into my thoughts. And I don’t want to run from him. But I have had so much to handle…mom died…the kids have been terribly sick…I got sick…we were in a car accident (all of this in a 3 week span.) And I am still caring for my father…still working as the only breadwinner…still getting up every morning and being a single mom. It gets to be too much at times.

Sometimes, I just want to curl up in his arms and know that I am protected. That everything will be alright. I want to be the little. I want to hand over my burdens. But he is seven hours away and this is when it really sucks to be in a long-distance relationship. And here is my struggle with my submission. I have pulled away and pushed him away…telling him I need to cope with things on my own. I have been distant and in-turn, I feel him becoming distant…which is the opposite of what I want or need. I am sure I am sending mixed signals, but what I need more than anything is the feeling of protection. To complicate matters, he has a lot going on in his life right now, too. So I can’t expect him to make the trip here every weekend. But I need him. I don’t want my stoic front to fool him into thinking I don’t. I do need his strength.

And I need my submission to him, which feels a bit lost in all of this. But to process, I need it now more than ever. And part of that submission is being honest with myself and with him by admitting that I do need him. I need his guidance. I need his level-head…and his way of making me laugh…I need how he simplifies my life just by talking me through whatever task is in front of me…whatever I am facing.

I need shelter from the storm.

Not a word was spoke between us there was little risk involvedEverything up to that point had been left unresolvedTry imagining a place where it’s always safe and warm“Come in” He said“I’ll give you shelter from the storm”.

I was burned out from exhaustion buried in the hailPoisoned in the bushes and blown out on the trailHunted like a crocodile ravaged in the corn“Come in” He said“I’ll give you shelter from the storm”.